Removable fur trimming for storm boots



Oct. 28, 1958 w. M. HAASE 2 8 REMOVABLE FUR TRIMMING FOR STORM BOOTSFiled Oct. 3, 1955 v I 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VEN TOR. WARREN M- HAAsE Oct.28,1958 w. M. HAASE I 2,857,633

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Application October 3, 1955, Serial No. 538,161

1 Claim. (Cl. 36-1) This invention relates to storm boots, overshoes,and similar footwear. More particularly, the invention has reference toa removable fur cufi" or trim strip adapted to be applied to the upperof a boot, to extend about the ankle, the article constituting thepresent invention being particularly adapted for use on ladies boots.

The present invention represents a continuation-inpart of my copendingpatent application Serial Number 374,596, filed August 17, 1953, nowPatent Number 2,729,899 granted January 10, 1956, and the main object ofthe present invention is to provide a removable fur cuff of the typedescribed and illustrated in said copending application, having theadditional feature of adjustability to overshoes of various sizes.

In accordance with the present invention, the cuff includes meanscarrying the fur bearing'strip, which means is extendible, so as to befitted about overshoe uppers of various sizes. In this way, it isproposed to permit the removable fur cuff or trim piece to be made inonly a few sizes, as compared to the number of sizes of overshoes ingeneral use.

Another object of importance is to provide an article of manufactureas'stated which will be so designed as to seemingly be a basic part ofthe boot itself when the cuff is attached to the boot, with the factthat the cuff is a removable member being concealed from the casualviewer.

Another object of importance is to provide a fur cuff as stated thatwill be comfortable when Worn, will not damage the hose of the wearer,can be attached to or removed from the associated boot with a minimum ofdifiiculty and loss of time, and can be manufactured at relatively lowcost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. l is a perspective view of a storm boot or overshoe equipped with aremovable fur cuff formed according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary vertical sectional view through theback portion of the cuff and overshoe upper.

Fig. 3 is an exploded front elevational view of the cuff and overshoe, aportion of the overshoe being broken away.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary front elevational view of the cuff in which oneend of the support strip has been turned upwardly to show in greaterdetail the construction of the end portion of the cuff.

Fig. 5 is a front elevational view of a modified form of removable cuff.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary, exploded perspective view showing the cuff ofFig. 5 and an associated overshoe upper.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary, exploded horizontal sectional view of themodified cuff and overshoe upper.

The reference numeral 10 generally designates, in the several figures ofthe drawing, a storm boot, while at 12 there has been similarlydesignated the removable fur cuff or trimming constituting the presentinvention.

The overshoe includes the usual upper 14, opening down the front withthe edges of the connectable front parts of the upper having cooperatingslide fastener elements 16, 18 respectively. The upper, further, has theusual tongue 20, connected to one of the front parts thereof.

In accordance with the present invention, there is secured to the topedge portion of the upper a series of inwardly facing female gripperfastener elements 22, 24. Element 22 is at the back of the upper, whileelements 24 are disposed at opposite sides of the front opening.

The removable trimming includes an inner or support strip 26 formedwholly from an elastic material and having outwardly facing male gripperelements 28, 30.

The element 28 is adapted for connection to the element 22, whileelements 30 are adapted for connection, in a similar manner, to thegripper fastener elements 24 of the boot 10. As shown in Fig. 2, thestrip 26 is adapted to fit inside the upper end portion of the boot, theelements 28, 36, facing outwardly so as to be detachably engageable withthe gripper fastener elements 24.

A fur-bearing strip 32 is slightly greater in length than the strip 26,and also is substantially wider, as shown in Fig. 2 in the illustratedexample, although the strips 26, 32, could if desired be made ofapproximately equal width. In any event, strip 32 carries over its fullarea fur 34, which fur faces upwardly, outwardly, and downwardly whenthe cuff is attached to the boot, in effect being rolled over the topedge of the boot as shown in Fig. 1 to provide an attractive trimmingmeans for the boot.

By means of stitching 36, the outer, fur-bearing strip 32 is secured inedge-to-edge relationship to the inner or attaching strip 26, thestitching extending the full length of the strip 26. Referring now toFig. 4, in its opposite ends, the fur-bearing strip 32 has approximatelytriangular, lateral projections 38 secured to the end edges of the strip26 so that the fur at the ends thereof will cover to the maximum extentthe inner, support strip 26. y In use, the removable cuif is applied tothe boot 10 as in Fig. 2, and the element 28 of the cuff is attached tothe element 22. Then, elements 30 are attached to gripper fastenerelements 24 of the boot.

In Figs. 5-7, there is shown a modified construction, wherein theremovable cuff has been generally designated at 12'. This form of thedevice is attachable to the same storm boot as that shown in Fig. 1, andfurther, in this form of the invention, the fur-bearing strip 32 and thefur 34 are all identical to the corresponding components of the firstform.

The main difference in this form lies in the support strip 26 In thisform of the invention, strip 26 is provided with an elongated, wide bodywhich itself may be non-elastic, being formed perhaps of soft leather,or alternatively of foam rubber or similar material. The fur-bearingstrip 32 is attached in edge-to-edge relationship to the support strip26 by stitching 36 in the same manner as in the first form, as will bereadily apparent from a study of Fig. 6.

A single, inwardly facing male gripper fastener element 28 is providedupon the strip 26 medially between its ends, and this is connectable tothe fastener element 22 of the boot. However, instead of a singlegripper fastener element at each end of the strip 26 a plurality ofelements 30 is provided at each end, the elements at each end beingarranged in a straight row disposed longitudinally of the supportstrip26, and being of the male type as shown in Fig.--.6, facingoutwardly of the boot. To permit adjustment of the cuff to boots ofdifferent sizes, there are provided at each end of thestrip body,relatively short' elasticized tabs 40, 46. Tab 40 is provided with acombined male and female gripper fastener element 42 adjacent one end(see Fig. 7), while at its other end it has a'male gripperfastener'element 44 facing in the same direction as the male portion ofelement 42, said direction being outwardly of the boot.

The combined male'element is per se known in the art, and is so designedas to have a rounded stud or lug projecting outwardly from 'oneface ofthe associated piece of material, with a stud-receiving recess beingformed in the opposite face.

In use of this form of theinven tion, the cuff is applied to the boot,and according to the particularsi ze of the boot, the end gripperfastener elements :24 'of the boot will register with a particularelement 30. Then, the tabs 40, 46 are interposedbetween the boot upper10 and the strip body 26, and the combination malefemale element 42 isregistered with element 24' and the particular registering element 30and is then connected to both of these, thus attaching the tab to andbetween the body of the support strip 26 and the overshoe upper.

The tab 40 projects forwardly from the strip body'and upper, as shown inFigs. 5 and 7, and on the tab'46 there is provided a female gripperfastener element 48 adapted 'to engage the element 44, thuspermittingthe tabs to be connected at the front of the overshoe, withsaid the form of Figs. 5-7, embraces both the inelastic stripbody andthe elastic tabs.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes andmodifications may be made within the scope of the invention as definedin the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

A removable cuff for an overshoe upper having snap fastener elements at'upper corners thereof and another snap 'fastener'element located midwayof saidcorners, comprising a first strip of material having an outer furfinish, an attaching strip of substantially inelastic material securedalong one long edge thereof to said first strip, said first stripextending slightly beyond the ends of the attaching strip, a snapfastener element secured to the attaching strip midway 'its endstoengageon said other snap-fastener located on the overshoe upper, twoseries of longitudinally-arranged,' closely-spaced snapfastener-elements secured to'theattaching strip, there being one of saidseries adjacent each end of the attaching strip, and apair of elastictabs, each of said tabs carrying a male-female snap fastener element atone end thereof,th'e male portion'of the male-female fastener element oneach tab being engageabledetachably on one of the corner fastenerelements 'of the upper while the female portion ofthe male-femalefastener element is engageable on one fastener element of one of the twoseries of fastener elements on the attaching strip, the other ends ofthe tabs carrying complemental fastener elements to detachably engagesaid other ends of the tabs at the front of the shoe upper.

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